Reach-in ovens are meant for different industrial applications that may need uniform temperature

Temperature

Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot...

 throughout. The ovens normally use horizontal re-circulating air to ensure the uniform temperature, and can use fans that circulate air, creating the airflow. Reach-in ovens can be used in numerous production and laboratory

Laboratory

A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...

 applications, including curing, drying, sterilizing, aging, and other process-critical applications.

Reach-in ovens are considered a type of industrial batch oven

Batch oven

Batch ovens are a type of furnace used for thermal processing. They are used in numerous production and laboratory applications, including curing, drying, sterilizing, aging, and other process-critical applications. Sizes can vary depending on what type of thermal processing application is needed....

. Other types of batch ovens are bench/laboratory, burn in

Burn-in ovens

Burn-in ovens are designed for dynamic and static burn-in of integrated circuits and other electronic devices. Typical sizes are from under ten to over , with air or nitrogen configurations...

, laboratory

Laboratory oven

Laboratory ovens are ovens for high-forced volume thermal convection applications. These ovens generally provide uniform temperatures throughout. Process applications for laboratory ovens can be for annealing, die-bond curing, drying, Polyimide baking, sterilizing, and other industrial laboratory...

, walk in/truck in, and clean process

Clean process oven

A clean process oven is a type of industrial batch oven that is ideal for high-temperature applications, such as curing Polyimide, and annealing thin and film waters. Clean process ovens may be for air atmospheres, or inert atmospheres for oxidation-sensitive materials...

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